The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-24
BEEcHER'S POSSIBLE SUCCESS
SOR.
Extracts From q Recent Speech of Rev
myron w. Reed I'm Denver.

Extracts From q Recent Speech of Rev.
myron w. Reed I'm Denver.
Denver Special.
Rev. Myron w. Reed, of this city, who
has been prominently mentioned in rela-
ton to the vacant pulpit of Henry Ward
Beecher's church, is an active, strong, Wig.
| orous man of about fifty years OF age. He
is deep thinker and forcible talker. In
his ministrations, both in this city and H.
dianapolis. where he filed the pulpit once
| occupied by Mr.. Beecher, he has been re-
markably successful. He is q preach 81
who believes in progression, not only in
religion, but in social and political INST
tiers as well. He is a leader in this city,
md has taken great interest in politics
\ r. Reed is an enthusiastic American. l
ON ote from his last Fourth of July ora
tIon his uttersnces upon that and kindred
topas 3 which may be OF interest at this
time;
ItwA1 good saying OF a good bishop,
now kao> vn and loved in Colorado, that he
was beth er American than any native.
nNou.n he said. "vere born an American;
I chose 70 become one. You could not
hslp yourself could"
The point ia well taken.
The accident of birthplace does not de-
Serlins love or loyalty.
/ know an AM erican By the flag he loves
by his Thoughts, ,by his ideas. Many have
loved our flag who have never seen it. a
friend of nllse wah nag In the Black Forest
of Germany stops On 'e night in the hut of
a peasant There are only two pictures on
the wall--one is the face of John Brown
and the other of Abra ham Lincoln. The
man who hung up thoA' pictures was born
under a king and viii perhaps die under
an emperor; bat he is in b cart ana mind an
American
All men who believe ths,t "goveznmen IS
derive their ust powers fro N the consent
of the governed" wbo believe that resist.
aUce to tyrants is Royalty to God" are
Americans.
ANY man who says .."T will not have
anything which another caDDClt have on
equal terms is IN American.
State lines anG sweeping waite rs do not
divide men-it is separation Of Il fought.
Place of birth decides little. 1 know
native Americans who cannot t. eat any
man as an equal. They either lot ,k up or
down at men; they never look leye L They
do not like the principles OF the )eclara'
ton OF Independence. The docnI oent is
subversiVe and dangerous to "'vested
rights" They are nervous at the Lnl ,ntion
of gun in the hands OF a citizen. Some
of these native-born srobs and lacksY are
too nice to vote. We hear them tai king
about the question, WHO is the first 'ady
In this country" There is no first lad Y in
this country 1t is this class of peol Die,
born at the wrong time and in the wre ng
place, that want strong government"
Once If a sheriff conld not keep order Il 70
Governor called out the militia of Ia
State. If the State could not keep or6A
it called on the general government.
The powerful enemies of our flag are not
found in alleys and back streets. They are
the people inside of Fidelity Banks and all
the army Of criminals who gamble with the
food OF the people, 1 call them, criminals
because Blackstone defines them as such.
This cry for stronger government Is
always the cry OF some oppressor that is
afraid. 1t is tue cry of a pirate who desires
to devastate the sea and be let alone. 1t is
the cry of corporation, the creation OF the
State, which wishes so soon to forget its
creator.
There are Americans in Russia; and Ire
land except it be in and about Belfast, is
full OF them. 1 will also except here and
there landlord who may be in theinterior
of Ireland over night on hurried visit to
his estate to see why in the name of Oliver
Cromwell the rents are not coming in.
have seen native Americans who have
a sneakiDg regret that Thomas Jefferson
did not die while teething. They would
like to lick the boots of somebody. they
would dearly like to have somebody lick
their boots.
lam not at all sensitive to the late jub-
lice of the Queen-the Fourth OF July is
still greater thing. An American cath
edral will hold the jubilee. Fourth OF
July requires all outdoors. 1t is the kind
of thing that cannot be got into build
ing.
Like Henry George, do not believe in
making this country the dumping-groUnd
for the criminals or paupers of Europe.
There is better use for our vacant land
than to cover it deep with the old boots
and empty cans of the Old World We
made fair beginning by sauttiug ont the
Chinese, but why did we stop therer All
the reasons for shutting them our, aud
more, are reasons for shutting out class
people not so innocent and not nearly
so industrious or useful as they are.